John Clark started his saddlery in Portland, Oregon in 1870. He later died in 1923. His family continued the saddlery until 1927. This saddle has a polished silver (or nickel silver) horn. The saddle developed theNickname the “Freak” because of the wide laid back swells. The saddle dates to 1915. The rigging style of the saddles from Oregon, when Oregon was a Territory. The saddles were known as the Oregon saddle because of thecenter-fire placement of the rigging. The saddle shows overall good condition with the seat being 13". The piece has a square skirt with a sewn design along the entire saddle and tooled accents. The saddle shows threehandmade silver conchos. This is from the Dale E. Moore Collection in Belgrade, Montana. Dale started and runs the Montana Horseman Saddle Building School. Thispiece is from his over 50 year collection of rare saddles. He started building saddles in Helena Montana in 1964 under the guidance and direction of Jack Miller. Jack was a master saddle